New products: Best of 2012

5:29 PM,
Jan. 3, 2013

With Click & Grow's electronic smartpots, you don't have to worry about remembering to add water or nutrients. The electronic smartpot has sensors that monitor and care for the plant's needs. A starter plant kit for Cockscomb or basil costs $60. (Gannett/File)

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Deborah Porterfield

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Chili peppers and mini tomatoes are the newest additions to the Click & Grow product lineup, which already includes fresh basil. What's great about this product is that its electronic sensors make it nearly impossible to kill a plant.

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Just like many holiday toys, the smartpot requires 4AA batteries. It also needs water and a spot in the sun. Starter kits for the mini tomato and chili pepper plants cost $70 each while starter plants for cockscomb and basil starter kits are $60. Refill plants ...